Classic Self-Guided W Trek Archives - Experience Chile https://www.experiencechile.org/itineraries-category/classic-self-guided/ Custom Travel Itineraries for Chile and South America Sun, 16 Aug 2026 20:48:02 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.3 https://www.experiencechile.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/cropped-logo-new-32x32.jpg Classic Self-Guided W Trek Archives - Experience Chile https://www.experiencechile.org/itineraries-category/classic-self-guided/ 32 32 01 SELF GUIDED W Trek 1 Valley / Torres Base https://www.experiencechile.org/itineraries/a-w-trek-torres-base-1n-2d/ Mon, 29 Jun 2026 10:06:27 +0000 https://www.experiencechile.org/?post_type=itineraries&p=56628 This itinerary will allow you to do a full day hike to the TORRES BASE from your hotel in Puerto Natales. Experience Chile can arrange additional private transfers as well as extra nights and activities – just ask.

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]]> This itinerary will allow you to do a full day hike to the TORRES BASE from your hotel in Puerto Natales.

Experience Chile can arrange additional private transfers as well as extra nights and activities – just ask.

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]]> 02 SELF GUIDED W Trek 1 Valley / French Valley https://www.experiencechile.org/itineraries/b-w-trek-french-valley-1n-2d/ Mon, 29 Jun 2026 12:47:15 +0000 https://www.experiencechile.org/?post_type=itineraries&p=56641 This itinerary will allow you to do a full day hike to the FRENCH VALLEY from your hotel in Puerto Natales. Experience Chile can arrange additional private transfers as well as extra nights and activities – just ask.

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]]> This itinerary will allow you to do a full day hike to the FRENCH VALLEY from your hotel in Puerto Natales.

Experience Chile can arrange additional private transfers as well as extra nights and activities – just ask.

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]]> 03 SELF GUIDED W Trek 1 Valley / Glacier Grey https://www.experiencechile.org/itineraries/c-w-trek-grey-glacier-valley-1n-2d/ Mon, 29 Jun 2026 12:47:11 +0000 https://www.experiencechile.org/?post_type=itineraries&p=56645 This itinerary will allow you to do a full day hike to the Glacier Grey valley from your hotel in Puerto Natales. Experience Chile can arrange additional private transfers as well as extra nights and activities – just ask.

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]]> This itinerary will allow you to do a full day hike to the Glacier Grey valley from your hotel in Puerto Natales.

Experience Chile can arrange additional private transfers as well as extra nights and activities – just ask.

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]]> 04 SELF GUIDED W Trek 2 Valleys / Base-French https://www.experiencechile.org/itineraries/w-trek-2n-3d-2-valleys-base-french/ Mon, 29 Jun 2026 12:46:56 +0000 https://www.experiencechile.org/?post_type=itineraries&p=56653 This itinerary will allow you to do a full day hike, on different days, one day to the Torres Base, and the next day to the French Valley. Accommodation begins at your hotel in Puerto Natales followed by a night … Continue reading →

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]]> This itinerary will allow you to do a full day hike, on different days, one day to the Torres Base, and the next day to the French Valley.

Accommodation begins at your hotel in Puerto Natales followed by a night at Refugio Central and then Refugio Frances or Cuernos, with a final, last night in your hotel in Puerto Natales.

Experience Chile can arrange additional private transfers as well as extra nights and activities – just ask.

Torres Base & French Valley:

Torres Base: 21.8 km / 13.6 mi – 9 hrs hiking.

French Valley: 27.2 km / 17 mi – 5 hrs 10 min hiking.

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]]> 05 SELF GUIDED W Trek 2 Valleys / French & Grey https://www.experiencechile.org/itineraries/w-trek-2n-3d-2-valleys-french-grey/ Mon, 29 Jun 2026 12:46:44 +0000 https://www.experiencechile.org/?post_type=itineraries&p=56657 This itinerary will allow you to do a full day hike, on different days, one day to the French Valley, and the next day to the Glacier Grey Valley. Accommodation begins at your hotel in Puerto Natales followed by a … Continue reading →

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]]> This itinerary will allow you to do a full day hike, on different days, one day to the French Valley, and the next day to the Glacier Grey Valley.

Accommodation begins at your hotel in Puerto Natales followed by a night at Refugio Frances or Cuernos, and then a night at Paine Grande, with a final, last night in your hotel in Puerto Natales.

Experience Chile can arrange additional, private transfers as well as extra nights and activities – just ask.

Paine Grande – French Valley – Grey:

Total hike time if to the French Valley Viewpoint and out is: 17.7 km / 11 mi – 8 hrs hiking.

Total hike time if to the French Valley Camp Britanico and out is: 24.1 km / 15 mi – 10 hrs hiking.

Paine Grande – Grey: 11 km / 6.8 mi – 4 hrs hiking.

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]]> 06 SELF GUIDED W Trek 3 Valleys – 3n https://www.experiencechile.org/itineraries/fs-3n-4-d-w-trek-3-valleys-base-french-grey/ Mon, 29 Jun 2026 11:54:54 +0000 https://www.experiencechile.org/?post_type=itineraries&p=56662 The Full W Trek encompasses three, different valleys. Running east to west, these are: The Ascensio Valley, the end of which is the TORRES BASE; the FRENCH VALLEY (in the middle of the trail), and on the western arm, the GREY LAKE and GLACIER GREY. This … Continue reading →

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]]> The Full W Trek encompasses three, different valleys. Running east to west, these are: The Ascensio Valley, the end of which is the TORRES BASE; the FRENCH VALLEY (in the middle of the trail), and on the western arm, the GREY LAKE and GLACIER GREY.

This itinerary will allow you to do a full day hike to the Torres Base and the French Valley, with an option to get to the Grey Look out. However, Experience Chile can adapt this so that you do not have two nights at Frances/Cuernos, but that you have one night here and then a night at Paine Grande. In this event you would have time to go from Paine Grande to Grey and back, or depart from Grey on the Navigation Grey. The point being that by taking at Night at Paine Grande you will be able to hike all the way to Refugio Grey and on to Glacier Grey.

Also, we can add in a night at Grey. Alternativey we can arrange the reverse, start at Grey and end at Central or Chileno. Ask us for a custom W!

Accommodation is in Torres del Paine in either a refugio or equipped, serviced camping.

Torres Base, French Valley & Grey Glacier Valley

Total hike time to the Torres Base and back: 21.8 km / 13.6 mi – 9 hrs hiking

Paine Grande – French Valley:

Total hike time if to the French Valley Viewpoint and out is: 17.7 km / 11 mi – 8 hrs hiking.

Total hike time if to the French Valley Camp Britanico and out is: 24.1 km / 15 mi – 10 hrs hiking.

Paine Grande – Grey: 11 km / 6.8 mi – 4 hrs hiking.

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]]> 07 SELF GUIDED W Trek 3 Valleys – 4n https://www.experiencechile.org/itineraries/fs-4n-5d-w-trek-3-valleys-base-french-grey/ Mon, 29 Jun 2026 12:11:04 +0000 https://www.experiencechile.org/?post_type=itineraries&p=56674 The Full W Trek encompasses three, different valleys. Running east to west, these are: The Ascensio Valley, the end of which is the TORRES BASE; the FRENCH VALLEY (in the middle of the trail), and on the western arm, the GREY LAKE and GLACIER GREY. This … Continue reading →

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]]> The Full W Trek encompasses three, different valleys. Running east to west, these are: The Ascensio Valley, the end of which is the TORRES BASE; the FRENCH VALLEY (in the middle of the trail), and on the western arm, the GREY LAKE and GLACIER GREY.

This itinerary will allow you to do a full day hike to each of the three, iconic valleys, but with an extra night that will allow you to arrive to Torres del Paine in the afternoon and avoid the usual early start from Natales. It will also enable you a better opportunity to avoid the early morning rush up to the Torres Base by being in the park the previous night.

Accommodation is in Torres del Paine in either a refugio or equipped, serviced camping.

Torres Base, French Valley & Grey Glacier Valley

  • Total hike time from the Welcome Centre to the Torres Base and back is: 21.8 km / 13.6 mi – 9 hrs hiking.
  • Total hike time from the Welcome Centre to Frances is: 16.6 km / 10 mi – 6 hrs hiking.
  • Total hike time if to the French Valley Viewpoint and out is: 7.4 km / 4.6 mi – 4 hrs 30 mins hiking.
  • Total hike time if to the French Valley Camp Britanico and out is: 13.8 km / 8.6 mi – 6 hrs 30 mins hiking.
  • Frances to Paine Grande: 8.9 km / 5.5 mi – 3 hrs 30 min hiking.
  • Optional Paine Grande to Grey is 4 hrs.

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]]> 08 SELF GUIDED W Trek 3 Valleys – Option from Natales https://www.experiencechile.org/itineraries/w-3n-4-d-trek-3-valleys-base-french-grey/ Mon, 29 Jun 2026 12:47:02 +0000 https://www.experiencechile.org/?post_type=itineraries&p=56684 The Full W Trek encompasses three, different valleys. Running east to west, these are: The Ascensio Valley, the end of which is the TORRES BASE; the FRENCH VALLEY (in the middle of the trail), and on the western arm, the GREY LAKE and GLACIER GREY. This … Continue reading →

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]]> The Full W Trek encompasses three, different valleys. Running east to west, these are: The Ascensio Valley, the end of which is the TORRES BASE; the FRENCH VALLEY (in the middle of the trail), and on the western arm, the GREY LAKE and GLACIER GREY.

This itinerary will allow you to do a full day hike to each of the three valleys, but being based at your hotel in Puerto Natales. What does this mean? This means that you get to return to the comfort of your own, private hotel room, with en suite bathroom each night and have the option to enjoy the services of Puerto Natales village.

Torres Base, French Valley & Grey Glacier Valley

Total hike time to the Torres Base and back: 21.8km / 13.6 mi – 9hrs hiking

Paine Grande – French Valley:

Total hike time if to the French Valley Viewpoint and out is: 17.7km / 11mi – 8hrs hiking.

Total hike time if to the French Valley Camp Britanico and out is: 24.1km / 15mi – 10hrs hiking.

Paine Grande – Grey: 11km / 6.8mi – 4hrs hiking.

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